Mark Tami
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Member of Parliament for Alyn and Deeside |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Jones |
| Majority | 3,343 (8.1%) |
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Mark Richard Tami 3 October 1962 Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Daniels Tami |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Swansea |
| Website | Official website |
Mark Richard Tami (born 3 October 1962) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alyn and Deeside since 2001.
Born in Enfield, Tami was educated at Enfield Grammar School (by then a comprehensive school), and graduated in history at the University of Wales, Swansea. He was previously National Head of Policy of the union Amicus, (previously the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union.
Tami was first elected as MP for Alyn and Deeside in 2001 with a majority of 9,222, following the decision of the seat's former MP Stephen Barry Jones to step down from Parliament.
Tami was returned again as MP for Alyn and Deeside at the 2005 general election, with a reduced majority. He resigned his post as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dawn Primarolo on 6 September 2006, due to the refusal by Tony Blair to name a date for stepping down as Prime Minister. He was joined by fellow Welsh MPs Ian Lucas and Wayne David in resignation.
Tami was promoted in the reshuffle by Gordon Brown in October 2008 to a whip. In the 2010 general election, Tami was re-elected for a third time, however with a further reduced majority of 2,919. Following the election, Labour leader Ed Miliband made Tami Pairing Whip.
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